Jared Kushner is a man who, thus far, has avoided the limelight but – at some point – he will have to take responsibility for failures, or successes, in the policy areas now under his influence. The rise or fall of his fortunes as a close confidante of the president will tell us all we need to know about how Donald Trump will square America’s interests with his loyalty to family.
The deliberate misinterpretation of Sean Spicer’s intent, in order to score some cheap, political points, is reprehensible and those who are jumping on this particular bandwagon should be deeply, deeply ashamed.
In the past few days, President Donald Trump has met with both the Egyptian and Jordanian leaders to discuss the situation in the Middle East. For obvious reasons, the focus has been on the war in Syria, but what of prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinians? Will Trump bring the two sides closer together than any of his predecessors managed to do?
American Tomahawk missiles destroyed more than just a Syrian airbase, Thursday; they also trampled the democratic theory that Russian President Vladimir Putin directed efforts to ensure that his friend, Donald Trump, would become President of the United States.
It is the duty of U.S. President Donald Trump to ensure that America emerges from the morass with insignificant damage – and as few casualties – as possible. And there is a way to do this, but it would take much courage.
Immigration isn’t the only issue over which the state of California has set up a fight with the federal government. Marijuana, for both medical and recreational use, is legal in the state and a bill has been introduced to the assembly which would effectively prevent the enforcement of federal laws that criminalize the cultivation, sale, and use of the crop.
From the moment Russian President Vladimir Putin elected Donald Trump to lead America, we have all been hoodwinked into believing that certain issues are important enough to cut into our drinking-time. What we are not focusing on, however, is a very sinister conspiracy about which every American should be gravely concerned. Let me preach on it.
Trump set the bar too high and the Republican Party is now in disarray over healthcare. Other policy issues may now be further delayed as the party scrambles to come up with a viable solution before the 2018 mid-term elections. The Democratic Party has no clear message but republican failure on the healthcare issue may hand them one on a silver platter.
The answer – and the only answer – is very simple: Completely sever Islamism from Islam. Though the link exists, it must be denied, in order to delegitimize Islamism in the eyes of both Muslim and non-Muslim. Defeating the Islamic State (ISIS) and al Qaeda on the battlefield is crucial, but is, literally, only half the battle.